The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

But looking at the chaotic scene outside the headquarters, one can imagine that other states will only be worse.

Especially in some remote and backward places, we don’t know how terrible things will happen. However, without network signals, all communication equipment has become useless, and we have no idea what is happening.

"I'm afraid that won't work..." The head of the security department said with difficulty, "We have already sent out all the troops that can be sent out. The remaining teams are responsible for protecting the safety of the headquarters. If they hadn't used force to suppress them, the group of people below would have rushed over long ago. They are not afraid of anything now!"

"The surveillance cameras can't capture their whereabouts, which means we have no evidence. They are not afraid of anything now, and there are a lot of people who are responsible. Everyone knows that the law does not punish the masses."

The Minister of Security shook his head helplessly. He was now at a loss as to what to do.

Just as he said, all those who could be transferred out have already been transferred out, and the only ones left are the necessary security personnel.

If they were not there, the headquarters would have been stormed by the group of people below long ago, and they would have been able to ride on the head of the headquarters and do whatever they wanted!

After saying this, he glanced at the faces of Minister Tim and Baip, and naturally knew that they would not have a good expression. Their faces were as black as the bottom of a pot, and their emotions were extremely bad, without any attempt to hide them.

"It's not impossible. Why don't you consider sending some people out..." the Minister of Security said tentatively.

If they insist, it is not impossible, but the risk to headquarters will be greater.

"No, no, no... This is absolutely not possible!" Baipu waved his hands hastily, rejecting the proposal to send more personnel. "The safety of the headquarters is of paramount importance. Let them guard over there and defend it tightly. Don't let any one in!"

Just kidding, he felt that there were too few guards down there.

Don't you even look at how many people are on the street across the street? It's pitch black.

If they really use the human wave tactic to squeeze in, we may not be able to defend against them.

With the distance so close, it is impossible to use large weapons because it is very likely to affect the headquarters, which would be counterproductive.

However, there are too many people on the opposite side, and the headquarters may be overwhelmed by the human wave at any time. No one can guarantee this.

Baipu didn't want to joke with his life, so he naturally rejected Minister Tim's proposal. He needed more people to protect himself!

Things have come to this point. He can't care about the lives of others. The most important thing is his own life.

He didn't know why Minister Tim made that suggestion, but Baip would never agree to it.

Minister Tim felt the death gaze from Baip and stopped talking instantly. He was not stupid, and he knew he was talking nonsense as soon as he said it.

In any case, it would be a very unwise decision to move the armed forces out at this time.

It can be seen from the crowd on the opposite side who are watching with eager eyes that things are not that simple.

Moreover, even if all the surrounding armed forces were mobilized, it would only be a drop in the bucket.

After all, they cannot directly take the lives of ordinary people, and it is very difficult to subdue those crazy crowds.

Those people may seize this point and attack without restraint.

In this way, the armed forces will not be able to play their role and even their own lives may be in danger.

"Let's go to the research institute first. The equipment in the office is not complete, so it may be difficult to find out anything." The director of the technical department suggested. They were called over with only some tools, and they were unable to carry out effective work.

Now we need to investigate the cause of the loss of network signal, and it is best to go to a dedicated operation room.

After all, all the large equipment is over there, and it is still very difficult to move them over.

"Sure!" Baipu agreed without hesitation. This time, he actually listened to the technical director's words.

The main reason is that he has no other choice. Instead of wasting time here, he might as well go over there and investigate the truth of the matter.

So, a group of people followed the director of the technical department to the operation room allocated to researchers at the headquarters.

The room is very large, covering several hundred square meters, and is filled with various research machines.

In addition, the display screen and computer also take up a lot of space.

The minister and other technicians took their seats skillfully, turned on the equipment that might be used, and said, "Prepare to test the network signal to determine whether the signal has a problem at the source, transmission, or reception stage."

Once he returned to his professional field, the technical director felt at ease and full of confidence. Under his leadership, the technical staff began to work in an orderly manner.

On the contrary, Minister Baip, Minister Tim and other ministers seemed a little redundant. They were not technical people and were helpless and didn't know where to start in the face of these unfamiliar machines.

Even though they were left out, they were not angry. The most important thing now was to find out the reason for the lack of signal. Everything else was unimportant. At this time, the technicians were the boss. They could do whatever they wanted as long as they could get results. Even Baipu, who was irritable and in a very bad mood, did not disturb the work of the technical director and others, but chose to watch honestly from the sidelines.

He was not lazy, he just had no way to help. In order to avoid disturbing the technicians, Baipu and other ministers simply retreated to the door and waited for the results while thinking of a solution.

"Bai Pu, what should we do now? All the states must be in chaos. The problem is that there is no way to contact the outside world now, and it is even difficult to go out!" said a minister anxiously.

"What can we do now? Things have become such a mess. The most important thing is that we don't even know the cause of the problem, so how can we solve it?" Baip sighed helplessly.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Let's wait until the results come out before discussing it. It's useless to think about it now because no one knows what the exact cause is." Another minister echoed.

"It's impossible that the network signal suddenly disappeared, right? There must be some signs. Didn't some departments receive any information?" someone raised the question.

"Yeah, don't the Security Department and the Technical Department always do these things? There was no advance warning, what on earth are you doing..." Some people began to question the work of the Security Department and the Technical Department.

"Bullshit! If our department found something wrong, wouldn't we have told you long ago? How could we deliberately conceal it? And you still want to provoke me at this time!" the Minister of Security retorted angrily.

For a while, the heads of various departments gathered together and argued endlessly, but they could not come to any conclusion. They didn't even know the reason, and no one could convince anyone else.

The most urgent task now is to solve the communication problem first, there is no doubt about that. But the problem is that these leaders know nothing about technology, they can only rely on experts and technicians to solve the problem.

Baipu's face was extremely ugly, dark with a hint of blue, the veins on his forehead bulged like earthworms, his hands were clenched into fists, and he looked extremely angry.

His inner irritability had reached its peak. These ministers were like a group of buzzing flies, constantly chattering in his ears, making his already bad mood even worse. He was unable to calm down and think about how to deal with the situation.

The problem was already before them, but these people were helpless and could only argue in vain. Baipu endured it again and again, but finally he could not stand it anymore and yelled, "Shut up! Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Everyone present must be responsible for this matter, and no one can shirk responsibility!"

He then said sternly, "You have time to keep quarreling here, why don't you think about what to do! If you continue to quarrel, you will be forced to leave and maintain order!"

Baipu did not care about the ministers' face and spoke frankly about his dissatisfaction.

After saying this, he felt much better.

From the very beginning, he should not have given face to these people. When encountering problems, instead of thinking about solving them, they blamed each other. How can he be responsible as a leader?
In Baipu's opinion, except for himself, everyone else should be held responsible for this matter, without exception. When he roared, everyone suddenly became quiet, lowered their heads, and dared not make a sound. No one wanted to be sent out to maintain order.

Are you kidding? They have become accustomed to a life of luxury. They can’t lift anything with their hands or carry anything on their shoulders. They are OK at verbal battles, but if they really start fighting, how can they be a match for those crazy people outside?
What's more, some people are hostile to the government and are full of opposition. If they dare to go out now, I'm afraid their heads will explode in the next second. When it comes to life safety, everyone is silent.

President Baip has already said so much, he will definitely do it. If anyone displeases him again, there is a high possibility that they will be thrown out by the armed forces.

These ministers have worked hard to climb to this position, so they naturally don’t want to “die gloriously”. When they were elected, they kept saying that they would serve the people, but that was just a cover for canvassing votes. They promised so many things, but many of them have not been fulfilled yet, which is one of the reasons why the public is angry.

After all, interests come first. No one wants to run out and die, so the only choice is to stay here honestly.

Many people thought, "Let's take it one step at a time." They really couldn't do anything right now. They were tied up, unable to contact the outside world, and unable to help with research. They could only try to minimize their presence.

I can't care about so many things at this time. As long as I don't get pushed out, my life is the most important thing!

Baipu's roar had a significant effect, and the technicians could finally work with peace of mind.

Most of these technicians are young people and they dare not blame the ministers for being too noisy.

However, these ministers showed no understanding at all and kept chattering at the door, even showing signs of quarreling and fighting, which made them very annoyed.

The ministers were also annoyed, but other ministers were at the same level as them. They had no power to accuse others, and might even cause a siege, so they could only pretend to be deaf and dumb. Fortunately, Baipu was the first one who couldn't stand it. He felt that these people were too noisy and annoying, so he threatened them to shut up. It's not that these ministers were really afraid of Baipu, but no one wanted to be retaliated. If Baipu was really angry, no one knew what would happen next.

Moreover, the ministers are not so united. They just stood together and spoke out, but in the blink of an eye, they may distance themselves from you and openly criticize you. In short, no one can be trusted, so you can only pretend to be timid. Whoever is not afraid of death can criticize them and help them test the waters. Of course, everyone knows President Baip too well, and no one wants to be the first to commit suicide.

"All detection equipment has been activated, but there is still no signal. It's not that the signal is weak, but there is no signal at all!" The technicians turned on all the available equipment one by one, but the conclusion they came to was depressing. Zero signal and no signal are two completely different concepts. The former is just a signal that is so weak that it is almost non-existent, but the latter is a complete lack of signal. There are too many possible reasons, and it is impossible to determine them at the first time.

This made them feel a bit tricky, and after a brief discussion, they still couldn't decide where to start. The problem was that the entire US network signal disappeared, which was not something that ordinary hackers could do. Therefore, human factors could basically be ruled out, and it was likely that there was a problem with the signal source or the transmission stage.

However, even if they came to such a conclusion, they couldn't possibly go to every corner of the United States to check. There are so many signal towers in the country that they couldn't check them all in a year. "That's not right. If there was a problem with the signal tower, it wouldn't be possible that all the signal towers in the country would have problems at that time, right? The probability of this is even smaller than the end of the world!"

"What is going on? It's understandable that there are signal problems in some areas, but the entire United States has problems. Whether it is man-made or accidental, it cannot be explained. This is beyond the scope of science!" "It's really unheard of. Since the advent of the information age, no country has had similar problems. What is the reason?"

"This thing is really hard to check, mainly because we are now trapped in the headquarters and can't get out. What can we find out if we are limited here? At most, we can check the signal problem of the headquarters itself." "There is no other way. The conditions are limited, and we can't contact people in other places now. We can only rely on our technical department to study. But I believe that experts in related fields in other states should also be investigating signal problems." "Yes, although we can't communicate and exchange information, we are all working towards the same direction."

The director of the technical department encouraged everyone, and now they could only think this way. Then he said: "Since we don't know where the problem lies, we can just divide into groups and check all possibilities." Fortunately, there are many people in the technical department, and we can also bring in some people from other departments who have relevant knowledge, and divide them into small groups first, and each group will try one method.

This proposal was affirmed by Baipu, and the other ministers also agreed with both hands. This is the most efficient way. They wish to get the results within half an hour so that they can make further arrangements. Now it depends on these people to investigate. (End of this chapter)